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Book SynopsisThe newest edition of Auditory Disorders in School Children extensively covers the latest revolutionary techniques for identifying hearing loss in infants and children. Never before have technology and intensive habilitation combined to provide children with auditory disorders of all types with the opportunity to enter into a world of sound. Co-authored by leading specialists, this timely text provides information on diagnosis and treatment of auditory processing disorders, enhancing not only your understanding of the emerging modalities, but your own ability to implement them. Key features of the new edition: -Introduces "The Audiology Home," the newest approach for optimizing patient care of infants and children -Covers a broad range of disorders, from mild to severe, to maximize your diagnositic capabilities -Updated material on cochlear implants and the new technology used for severe deafness -Unique section on applying legal regulations to educational programs -Guidelines for the most accurate identification of auditory disorders
Table of Contents1) A New Era in Auditory Disorders for School Auditory Disorders 2) The Application of the Law to Children with Hearing Loss 3) Interpreting Diagnostic Audiology Tests 4) Understanding Ear Disorders 5) Screening for Hearing Loss and Middle Ear Disorders 6) Auditiory Processing Disorders In School Children 7) Psychoeducational Assessment of School Aged Children with Hearing Impairments 8) Psychoeducational Assessment of Children with Auditory Processing 9) Family and school intervention for the new era child 10) Mild & unilateral hearing loss 11) Classroom acoustics 12) Classroom amplification systems 13) Assistive Devices Center 14) Cochlear Implants & Other Strategies for Profound Deafness 15) Techniques and Concepts in Auditory Training & Speechreading 16) Remediation of Children with Auditory Processing Disorders including Auditory Dyssynchrony/Neuropathy 17) Classroom Intervention Strategies & Resource Materials 18) Counseling for Parents of Children with Auditory Disorders 19) Enhancing the Self Image of the Mainstreamed Child with Auditory Disorders
